The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-13
THE HISDMAN FERRY
ROAD TO RALEIGH PREFERRED
BIZ THE
People because IL f. a Healthy
Short Line Through a Healthy
Country.
To the Editor of the Appeal,

To the Editor Of the Appeals
Ga the north side of Wolf river,
from Raleigh Springs to Memphis, are
some peculisIities OF surface structure
and some sdvanteges in favor OF either
turnpike or railroad that the general
public, and especially those interested
In the proposed opening mp OF these
springs as q summer res ort, would do
we'll to consider, In the first place,
what would be the "Hindman Ferry
route" for the proposed railroad is
nearly on @ direct line between North
Memphis and those springs, and lie
from one and half TO two miles
shorter than the old Raleigh road. In
distance, then, alone there is o saving
of one-fourtb, which means one-fourth
also in time, and this for every trip in
every day Of the year means great
deal, also q saving OF the same in con-
struction and expenses OF running.
Let the engineers, who are to make
surveys in q few days, go over this
route and see II 1t is not 30.
1t would pay the citizens Of Mem
phis alone to build this road by this
route simply to get gravel and timber
for the streets. This proposed route
skirts along range Of hills which
touch the bottom land-a belt about a
mile wide, known as second bottom"
very rich and productive, and streaked
with epripg braucbel and clear ri7u'
les ON the springs that remind you
of Middle Tennessee. The water.
melon market OF Memphis is supplied
mostly from this "trip across Wolf
river. No more delightful region can
be found for small homes and rich
gardens; springs near by and h4h in
the river. Along this strip OF country
the grape vines grow larger and the
cattle get fatter than any where In
Shelby, and now sidce the county will
expeDd money sny way for the Hind
man Ferry bridge, these advantages
should be know and util zed.
The peaks, or rather spurts, OF hilis
that skirt this Second bottom" atf)rt
excellent roadbed material. Most o
our Memphis boys who have been Il
Raleigh Spti1gs know something abou
the gravel in "Teps Hole" Well, the
candy gravel and layers OF pure, grave
in this range Of spurs is Just like 1t
'only more 90" The timber is pop
lar, cypress and white oak end othel
, kinds. Gross ties can be gotten GU
here right along the road. Then witt
nearly two miles of rosd saved in get
ting 10 Raleigh it might afford per
haps to push right up through thu
ravine in which the springs ara situa
ed, and go on mp through the country
northwest OF Bartlett toward ROCKY
Ford on HatchiP, north OF Bono
, 8 a ion to Bolton College, on Pleafan
. Ridge, the finest portion OF Shelby
: county. This would bring the b
Creek country right into Mem phis an!
give advantages TO that section which
tho o people do not now enjoy, situst
J ed between and at distance from th'
/ Lquiavile and Nasbv lie and th'
= Chesapeake and Ohio. 1t woul'
| put q population OF q thou
sand m 1re families in the First, Thir'
and Eighth Civil Districts in five yesrs
7 perhaps less time, for being loea
: road 1t would afford local accommodaa
t tions viii h tie big railroads do moi
( Reaching Bolton College would be 81
l impetus to that institution, compen
stated for by advantages 10 the road II
return.
l But to come back to the Hindman'
! Ferry way TO Raleigh. The countr
y along those hills is healthy the spring
1 do not 20 dry in summer; Dr.. deorg
= K. Duncan reared a .mily over there
y some Ct our best farmers have proi
g pered there. Why thst country ha
: not improved more is just simply II
i the want OF more immediate connet
6 tons sCr6ss tbs river with Memphti
The bridge will change this. +. l
4 G bson, who is now the owner OF seN
, eral humid ed screB Of land, went ther
9 az a renter in 1875. This shows what
!. man can do. He will give right OF wa,
d as will others. Look 81 the. isl
Meredith Yates, Charley Vandeve
|. John F. McOalium, Virgie Rswlin
o Doake Willis, j. O. Garter, u. "
l. Carpenters estate, owners IN PM
: delphia; O w. MetCalf, liberal lawyt
n in Memphis; W. B. Winstop, ownt
l. Of Brown and Kemp places; ".
D. Taylor, Fuller plsc5; A. M. Boy
y Merrill pl.ce, owner lives
n Nstchez; Graham, Gallagher, an
scbeibler. This takes you from Hin'
10 man Crossing TO tie springs A
!, who have been conferred with WI
% give the right OF way to get the Tos
h on that side OF Wolf river. Let
d have the Hindman Ferry Route. LII
st people along that route want the ros
10 and will open q way for its constrn
b ton freely. sHoRr LINE
1t wOMANs WIT.